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Okanagan College is honouring the memory of a former professor with an annual student award.
The college family lost a respected member Oct. 31, 2014, when Prof. Tom Santosham’s car slid off the road and into a lake near his home in Penticton.
His family decided to pay tribute by creating an annual award for business students at the college’s Kelowna campus, where Santosham taught courses in global marketing for 14 years.
Two awards were recently presented by Santosham’s wife, Penny, son Peter and nephew Vaz, to Kendall Ross and Nathan Milligan, both students of Santosham at the time of his death.
“It was truly a privilege to have been educated by such a humble person who had an abundance of life and career experience,” says Milligan, who is currently completing his final semester as a bachelor of business administration student.
“This award could not have come at a better time,” says Ross, who completed her bachelor of business administration in December. “Managing finances has been difficult throughout school, and this has allowed me to start a savings account for my future, possibly to pursue a master’s degree.”
Ross hopes to use her business training to launch a career in the tourism sector.
Working with the Okanagan College Foundation, the Santosham family has established an annual award of $1,000 open to domestic students continuing in the business administration program. Selection will be based on academic achievement and financial need.
“Tom faced many educational challenges when he left India as a teenager to study in Scotland and then later in Canada,” says his wife. “Despite these obstacles, he always aimed high and told young people that with persistence, hard work and prayer, they too could achieve academic success.”
“The creation of this annual award by the Santosham family is a wonderful tribute to Tom’s memory and will serve as a reminder of his commitment to higher education, his passion for teaching and his dedication to students,” says Dr. Heather Banham, dean of Okanagan College’s School of Business.
